Elizabeth Lewis Kennon
1724–1799
Birth 23 APR 1724 • Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Death 1799 • Granville, North Carolina, United States
Married Col. William Kennon on April 3,1744 in Goochland, VA. Some of her children included William Kennon 1745-1804, Charles Lewis Kennon 1750-1820, Mary Kennon 1750-1782, John Kennon 1752-1812, Richard Kennon 1752-1804 and Elizabeth Howell Kennon Nov. 13, 1754- Jan. 14,1825.
Buried in unmarked grave and has no inscription. (Source William and Mary College Quarterly, Genealogy of Virginia, Vol III)
Another source states she was born on Col. Charles Lewis' plantation named The Byrd. (Source: Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their connections.) Her father had been born on Chemokins plantation.
Her husband and father and even she herself, wrote wills, which are available to read on Ancestry.
She said she lived in Orange County NC at the time she wrote her will. There is a "Find a Grave" notation that she was buried in Machpelah Cemetery in Townsville, Vance County, NC. She is listed as having been buried there by their records, but having no marker or designation as to where she was buried.
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| PHoto of Machpelah Cemetery, Townsville, Vance County, NC. |
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| Other graves in Machpelah Cemetery |
I believe the county confusion about where she died is that the North Carolina counties boundaries and names changed several times during her lifetime. Elizabeth lived through the Revolutionary War. Many revolutionaries were in the north part (near the Virginia border) of North Carolina, and I dare say her family was active. I don't have time right now to check to see if her sons were involved, but at least one (or maybe a grandson) was part of the Mecklenberg Declaration, (of North Carolina) which was signed before the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776.
Since her husband died in 1759, she may have been part of one of her children's household the rest of her life.
So now I'm going to look at the lives of her children. Be back tomorrow!
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